Carl Jung Quotes

When we are caught up in a destructive emotion, we lose one of our greatest assets: our independence.

Emotions are like waves. Watch them disappear in the distance on the vast calm ocean.

When emotions dominate, maturity and wisdom deteriorate

He had discovered that people who allow themselves to be blown about by the winds of emotion and impulse are always unhappy people.

When a man is prey to his emotions, he is not his own master.

Be it high or low, it doesn't matter. I need to stay calm and neutral all the time.

The moderation of fortunate people comes from the calm which good fortune gives to their tempers.

Wise people may say what they will, but one passion is never cured by another.

The mind scolds the heart, which makes excuses and goes its own way.

If I can make you unhappy, then I can make you happy as well.

Don't let your emotions overpower your intelligence.

Whatever happens in your life, joyful or painful, do not be swept away by reactivity. Be patient with yourself and don't lose your sense of perspective.

Stoicism is about the *domestication* of emotions, not their elimination.

Remember to keep the mind calm in difficult moments.

You are very easily exasperated, my dear. If you're a leaf trembling on a wide, deep river, relax and ride the current. It's always worked for me, I assure you.

Vow to seek a Calm Inner Response to the Circumstances of your Life

The force of passion is balanced by the force of interest.

We believe it is bad or dangerous to be carried away by our emotions. We admire the person who is cool, who acts without feeling.

There are times I am happy. There are times I am sad. But I always try to separate emotion from the need to reach for something stronger, deeper. And then no matter the emotion, I can reach for a stability that helps me accomplish what is the goal.

Your emotions are very unstable and should never be the foundation for direction in your life.

The more externally chaotic the world becomes, the more we need sound internal logic, especially when it comes to our emotions.

I am calm most of the time.

Keep a cool head and a warm heart.

The problem with emotion was that it was clearly something important, but-at least according to the old philosophy-it was something to overcome.

When a man is a prey to his emotions, he is not his own master, but lies at the mercy of fortune: so much so, that he is often compelled, while seeing that which is better for him, to follow that which is worse.